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Despite echoes of past, Opal Lee shares hope for Fort Worth’s future

Opal Lee is not just the “Grandmother of Junteenth,” a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated civil rights activist for her March2DC campaign and her advocacy to make Juneteenth a national holiday — she’s also full of surprises. At 96, she walks slowly into the room for her interview, but everything changes when she decides to bring out […]